Our first show in our second location in New York City opened on September 4th, 2024. A crowded group show, it introduced the HAIRandNAILS program to a new community.

EMMA BEATREZ Towers (2024). oil on canvas over panel. 14”x 11”

GREGORY RICK Charge (2024). acrylic and oil on canvas. 36”x 36”

Exhibiting artists in the opening show, Freshly For You, included: Andrew Mazorol (Brooklyn), Cameron Patricia Downey (Minneapolis/New Haven CT), Christina Ballantyne (Los Angeles), Emma Beatrez (Minneapolis), Gregory Rick (Fresno, CA), Jonathan Herrera Soto (New Haven CT), Julia Garcia (Minneapolis), Lee Noble (Minneapolis), Maiya Lea Hartman (Minneapolis), Manal Kara (NYC/Gary IN), Rachel Collier (Minneapolis), Rachel Youn (New Haven CT), Rose McBurney (New Haven CT), Sophia Chai (Rochester MN), Tynan Kerr (Los Angeles).
CHRISTINA BALLANTYNE. Home Together. (2024). oil and polyfill on canvas. 15”x 22”

“We are thrilled to be joining this thriving community of downtown galleries and artists and have been blown away by the outpouring of well-wishes and support we have already received. For our first show we are bringing a densely populated group exhibition of mostly gallery artists from many different backgrounds and using many different mediums. There is a wide range of approaches to art making going on here, but we think the viewer will sense a foundational commonality to the work, a conversation happening between fifteen artists who care about each other and are following each other’s work closely. This survey is meant to introduce the gallery to new audiences and for those who already know of our program, to reinforce what and who HAIRandNAILS is about.”

— HAIR+NAILS Founders/Directors Ryan Fontaine & Kristin Van Loon

Tynan Kerr. The Visionary (2021). pigment, beeswax and damar resin on canvas.15”x 11.5”

To request an exhibition checklist contact us at: hairandnailsart@gmail.com